Egypt Today A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the ‘judicial protection of children’s rights in Egypt’ was signed between the Egyptian Minister of Justice Omar Marwan and the United Nations Children Organisation (UNICEF) on Wednesday. The MoU establishes ideal child courts across Egypt. It increases the number of juvenile courts …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online The Japanese Embassy in Cairo and the UNICEF signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday to expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccinations in Egypt. The project aims to ensure vaccines’ safe storage and effective delivery. The Japanese government offered a $3.5 Million funding to …
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Following dialogues with people in poverty around the world, the author presents a report to the UN General Assembly on the persistence of poverty. Olivier De Schutter* “Poor children are deprived of their childhoods”, said a woman from a marginalised neighbourhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a dialogue organised …
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Egypt Today “Acute food insecurity is forecast to rise sharply in war-ravaged Yemen over a combination of factors exacerbated by the coronavirus”, a report by several UN agencies said on Wednesday. The report, which covered only the southern parts of Yemen, estimates that the number of people “facing high levels …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online “UNICEF has extended $17 Million in aid to Egypt, to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic”, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat announced on Monday. A videoconference was held with the UNICEF Representative in Egypt Bruno Maes, which discussed ongoing and future cooperation …
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Ahram Online Egyptian Social Solidarity Minister Niveen el-Qabbag met UNICEF representative in Egypt Bruno Maes to discuss the 2020/2021 joint action plan. They emphasized the necessity to bolster cooperation with the UNICEF to promote the services of children protection and care sectors. A number of issues were discussed including …
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Egypt Today The High-Level Conference on Accelerating Learning in the Middle East and Africa began Thursday, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah al Sisi. The two-day event is organized by the ministry of Education and Technical Education in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) …
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Egyptianstreets The Egyptian National Council of Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) and UNICEF Egypt launched “Calm not Harm” a national campaign to raise awareness on the physical and emotional harms of violence on children. The campaign, called “Calm not Harm” (Bel Hodou’, Mesh Kaswa) was also launched also in cooperation …
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If we must have a revolution in the Arab world, let it be an educational one. Amina Khairy The early signs of a new academic year are everywhere. It is September, and the few international schools that open their doors during the last week of August are already sending their …
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Egypt Today A group of 12 mass communication students at Cairo University launched in March a campaign called Egypt Invisible Map (EIM) to promote destinations fit for ecotourism adopting “Shades of Eco” as slogan. The students perceive tourism destinations in Egypt as having three shades: green, blue and yellow …
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